Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-14
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III NEWS EpIroh1izED.

THE NEWS EPTToEIIZED.
The Boston street car strike is nearly
at an end.
Augusta, George, suffered q loss Of
$lS5 900 by FIRE last Saturday.
The pope offers to act as mediator in
the Russian.B Bulgarian dispute, and
Franco, German misunderstanding.
The weekly bank statement shows:
Reserve decrease, 1882, 600. Banks now
hold $ls.610,000 in excess OF legal re-
quirements.
The house has passed the bill for the
re-coinage and retirement of the trade
dollar. The bill provides for the redemp-
tion OF the trade dollar at it's face.
The president has appointed Alex o.
Haskili, OF Columbia, 8. O, government
director Of the Union Pacific railway
company, vide u. p. Alexander, resigned.
George W. Voice, member of the East
st. Louis police force, was arrested Sat
urday charged with the murder Of K
Mayor John b. Bowman, OF East st.
Louis, in 1886.
The senate committee on commerce
will likely report favorablY the Henne-
pin and Portage canal projects, bat an
adverse report is expected on the
Sturgeon bay project.
The North German Gazette says that
since Gen. Boulanger assumed charge OF
the war Office not o day has passed with
ont measures being taken to augment
the offensive strength Of the French
army.
Following the declaration Of district
assembly 49, Of New York city, that the
strike was off, there was q general rush
Of 'longshoremen and freight handlers
along the river front Saturday night to
get back to work.
The knights OF labor OF Philadelphia
have purchased property on North Broad
street for $65. 600, and it will be fitted up
with officers to be occupied as general
headquarters OF the order Of tho United
States and Canada.
Large quantities OF materials for the
construction of French barracks passed
the frontier Of Alsace between January
30th and February 9th. Three hundred
aud seven truck loads OF beams and
planks have been sent to France.
Baden advices report increasing arri,
walls Of reinforcements. At Saarbach
regiment Of cavalry has been billeted
upon the inhabitants. At Brisaeh foul
batteries of artillery have been stationed
There 10 o constant movement OF tsoopl
between Nets and posts on the frontier
OF Luxembourg.
The Chiesgo coal exchange has re-
solved to advance the wholesale pric,
of anthracite coal so cents. This viii
compel retail dealer1 in Chicago to make
q aorresnending increase in their price
so that chestnut and range coal will sell
Tor 1926 md egg at So.
La the senate Saturday General Man
derson introduced q bill providing TO
the printing OF 10000 copies OF the Lo
gan. euIogies delivered in the senate, an.
authorizing the secretary OF the ~treasur.
to u to be printed o portrait OF tn,
late senatorto accompany these eulogies
II is announced that all the forts il
Belgium along the frontier of Franc
have received . complete war armament
The preparations have been even carrie,
to the extent Of mobolizing the troops
Tho count Of Flanders, brother of tn
king. will command the fret army corps
and Gen. YaldersmIssin second ministel
will probably make the adoption Q
obligatory military service Q cabine
question.